This blog is a quick guide to criminal record checks for in-home workers whether you are looking for work in someone’s home or are planning to hire an in-home worker.

There are many people you may hire to work in your home, or you may work in someone’s home. Cleaners, maintenance workers, childcare workers, health care aids are just some examples.

Any time you have someone work in your home you should require a criminal record check. Conversely, if you plan to work in someone’s home you should have your criminal background check and be prepared to provide it.

For those hiring in-home workers who will be alone with their children or vulnerable people like the disabled or elderly you may want to consider asking for a vulnerable sector check. While standard criminal record checks can be obtained online, vulnerable sector checks are more in-depth and cannot be obtained online.

A Vulnerable Sector Check has to be obtained at the police department and will involve an in-depth review of the CPIC and POP databases. It may include:

  • Withdrawn and/or dismissed convictions
  • Cases where the person was found not criminal responsible because by reason of insanity
  • Recorded suspensions

Usually, vulnerable sector cheques are used when the individual will be alone with the vulnerable person. This said, sometimes individuals determine that a standard criminal record check is sufficient.

The process is quite different – as standard criminal record checks can be obtained online in less than 15 minutes whereas a vulnerable sector check takes longer to receive because you must go to the police station and processing times vary. Time shouldn’t be a consideration though when it comes to protecting your loved ones.

For all other in-home workers, a standard criminal record check will tell you:

  • Summary convictions
  • Incidents with the police
  • Discharge findings of guilt
  • Judicial orders
  • Outstanding warrants
  • Peace bonds
  • Probation orders
  • Other criminal charges

This will let you see what crime they committed. It could be they were involved in a college brawl from 20 years ago that would bare no impact on their ability to mow a lawn, for example.

In-home workers: if you have a criminal record, get your criminal record check and be prepared to explain to a prospective employer what the record was related to. A criminal record doesn’t always mean you won’t be hired.

A standard criminal record check can be obtained online at tritoncanada.ca.

You simply enter your information, proceed to payment, and the criminal record can be available online in just 15 minutes. In fact, it is so fast you may even have someone get theirs right when interviewing at your home.

We hope you have found this blog helpful. For more information about our criminal background checks please visit: www.tritoncanada.ca